This element is one of many first made at UC Berkeley in the 1950s. Unlike most manufactured elements, though, this one is actually useful. This is how it starts up nuclear reactions. Researchers ...

Storing radioactive waste poses a problem for nuclear power facilities worldwide and often leads to heated debates over the pitfalls of nuclear energy production. Pictured, environmental activists ...

Groundbreaking work by a team of chemists on a fringe element of the periodic table could change how the world stores radioactive waste and recycles fuel. The element is called californium -- Cf if ...

This week, we meet the element, californium. I'll give you three guesses as to where this element's name comes from -- and your first two guesses don't count! Californium is a radioactive actinoid ...

Research on a little-known element called californium may open up completely new opportunities to store radioactive waste and recycle radioactive fuel. The team behind the study, published in the ...

A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table. According to new research californium is what's known to be a transitional element, meaning ...

Chemists have made a breakthrough in research into how radioactive waste is stored – through an element called californium. The team from the Florida State University said their research into the ...

Radioactive californium-252 is a prolific neutron emitter, making it useful for examining jet engine parts for defects, finding underground oil and gas reservoirs, bombarding certain tumors, and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. We're all familiar with the lighter elements of the periodic table—the noble gases and mainstay transition metals, such ...

Turkish gendarmerie seized seven grams (0.24 oz) of radioactive californium and 1,195 historical artifacts during an anti-smuggling operation in southeastern Diyarbakir province, authorities said ...

The chemical element californium, with an atomic number 98 and atomic symbol Cf, cannot be found in Nature. This is because it is a synthetic element, meaning that it is human-made and no form of it ...